The schedule for the 2020 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa from Jan 17th – Feb 09th, 2019 has been announced, with 16-nations (11 full members + 5 regional Associate members) set to compete for the U19 Showpiece event across four cities and eight venues in the country.
The 16 participating countries have been divided into 4 groups of 4 team’s each in a single round-robin group stage format, with the second phase dividing the teams into Super League and Plate tournaments stages of the event. The top two teams from each of the four groups advance to the Super League while the remaining teams feature in the Plate championship.
All the participating countries will play warm-up matches from Jan 12th – 15th in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Potchefstroom, Bloemfontein, Benoni and Kimberley will be the hosting cities for the entire tournament, with The JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom hosting two Super League quarterfinals, both semi-finals and the final.
Japan (East Asia-Pacific) and Nigeria (Africa) will be making their maiden appearance in the U19 Cricket World Cup, after winning their respective regional qualifiers in 2019. The other regional qualifiers include UAE (Asia), Scotland (Europe) and Canada (Americas).
2020 U19 Cricket World Cup Groups
Group A: India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka & Japan
Group B: Australia, England, West Indies & Nigeria
Group C: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe & Scotland
Group D: Afghanistan, South Africa, UAE & Canada
U19 CWC 2020 Schedule (UAE, Scotland, Nigeria, Canada & Japan) – Group Stage
18th Jan 2019: New Zealand U19 vs Japan U19 @North West University Oval, Potchefstroom
18th Jan 2019: UAE U19 vs Canada U19 @Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
19th Jan 2019: Pakistan U19 vs Scotland U19 @North West University Oval, Potchefstroom
20th Jan 2019: Australia U19 vs Nigeria U19 @Country Club B Field, Kimberley
21st Jan 2019: Bangladesh U19 vs Scotland U19 @Witrand Oval, Potchefstroom
21st Jan 2019: India U19 vs Japan U19 @Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
22nd Jan 2019: South Africa U19 vs Canada U19 @JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom
22nd Jan 2019: Afghanistan U19 vs UAE U19 @North West University Oval, Potchefstroom
23rd Jan 2019: West Indies U19 vs Nigeria U19 @Country Club B Field, Kimberley
24th Jan 2019: Afghanistan U19 vs Canada U19 @Ibbies Cricket Oval, Potchefstroom
25th Jan 2019: Sri Lanka U19 vs Japan U19 @North West University Oval, Potchefstroom
25th Jan 2019: Zimbabwe U19 vs Scotland U19 @Witrand Oval, Potchefstroom
25th Jan 2019: South Africa U19 vs UAE U19 @Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
25th Jan 2019: England U19 vs Nigeria U19 @Diamond Oval, Bloemfontein
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